2. Completion of language studies in Spanish at a level sufficient to satisfy the University foreign language requirement. (The University’s expectation that the foreign language requirement will be met in Spanish is due to Fisk’s special interest in preparing teachers for urban schools in increasingly multicultural and multilingual American cities.) Languages other than Spanish are acceptable, however, for students who arrive at Fisk with significant prior background in another language, or where the student’s major department recommends a language other than Spanish.

3. Admission to the Teacher Education Program, which is not automatic, upon expressing a desire to pursue one of the programs. Students should contact the Director of Teacher Education as soon as possible after arrival at Fisk. Admission to the program is based on a separate application (normally submitted by the end of the first semester of the sophomore year) to the Director; on general University criteria delineated by the Teacher Education Committee, including a minimum cumulative Fisk grade point average of 2.5 or better. Program admission decisions are made by the Teacher Education Committee following review of the student’s qualifications and a personal interview. Prior to licensure, the State of Tennessee also requires that prospective teachers pass, with prescribed minimum scores, the PRAXIS II Subject Assessments. Required PRAXIS II tests include the core battery and specialty area tests.

4. Admission to and completion of student teaching at a level of performance satisfactory to the Director of Teacher Education and the cooperating schools and teachers.